Encounters with Aliens on this Day

October 16

1954 – On or about this date a UFO landed in Thin
le Moutiers, France only thirty meters away from a
woman, who promptly fainted. Following the incident the witness suffered
from a skin condition that she linked to the encounter. (Sources: Jacques
Vallee, Challenge to Science: the UFO Enigma, p. 53; Jacques
Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 231).

1954 – In Cier-de-Riviere, France
Guy Puyfourcat, age 22, was coming back from the fields leading a mare
by her halter when the horse surprised him by suddenly becoming restless
and jumpy. Rising from the side of the road, a gray object about 1.5
meters in diameter flew over them. The mare rose about three meters
into the air and the witness had to release her. Then the animal fell
to the ground like a mass and for 10 minutes was unable to move. At
last, it got up and attempted to walk, but it was still trembling and
stumbling with fear. The object had long since flown away at high speed.
The witness himself had felt absolutely nothing. (Source: Jacques Vallee,
Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 231).

1954 – At 5:30 p.m. in Mazaye, France
Mr. Bachelard was driving a light truck on road D52E between Chanat
and Couhay when suddenly the engine seemed to slow down and he felt
"paralyzed. " He then saw in a field near the road a brown
object about 10 m long, 2. 5 m high. Silent, it gave off no light and
showed no opening. (Sources: Aime Michel, Flying Saucers and the
Straight Line Mystery, p. 198; Jacques Vallee, Passport to
Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 231).

1954 – Dr. Robert, driving through Baillolet, France
at nightfall, saw four objects flying slowly in echelon formation at
about 300 meters altitude. One of UFOs dropped abruptly to the ground
with a falling leaf motion, landing only 100 meters away. The witness
felt an electric shock as the engine and headlights of his car died,
and his car stopped the moment the object touched the ground. Incapable
of moving, Dr. Robert watched as a figure about 1.2 meters (4 feet)
tall moved around in the light of the object, then all went dark. Some
time later the headlights came back on by themselves, and Dr. Robert
saw the craft take off toward the north. (Sources: Aime Michel, Flying
Saucers and the Straight Line Mystery, p. 185; Jacques Vallee,
Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, pp. 231-232).

1954 –Messrs. Deschamp and Laclotre saw a craft, about
20 meters in diameter and two meters tall come within four meters of the
ground in Dompierre, France. The object stayed near the
ground for 3-4 minutes. It gave off a yellowish light and a glow extended
around it for an estimated distance of four meters. (Source: Jacques Vallee,
Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 232).

1954 –Two objects were seen in Quasso, Italy
one of which made a pass at treetop level. It was top-shaped, and a small,
gesticulating human figure was seen under it. The witness was a bus driver,
Mr. De Rossi. (Source: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century
of Landings, p. 232, case 270, citing Il Tiempo, October 17,
1954).

1954 – At midnight several people saw a landed object
in a meadow in Siena, Italy. It appeared phosphorescent
and to be large in size. It took off very suddenly. (Source: Jacques Vallee,
Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 232, citing Il
Tiempo, October 16, 1954).

1957 – Sao Francisco de Sales, Brazil.
A famous alien abduction and sexual encounter case occurred in the early
morning hours of this day. Alone in the fields on a clear night, Antonio
Villas-Boas saw a big, red star which soon took on the appearance of a
luminous, egg-shaped object that stopped and hovered 50 meters above his
tractor. Its light was brighter than that of the tractor headlights as
it landed 15 meters away. The top part of the UFO was spinning, and it
became green as it slowed down. It then appeared as a flattened dome.
Three legs emerged from the machine as it settled down. Sr. Villas-Boas's
tractor engine stalled and he tried to run through the furrows in the
freshly plowed field, but he was quickly seized by unknown individuals
who dragged him aboard the craft, where he was medically examined. After
being stripped and sponged down with what he took to be a disinfectant
liquid he was then left alone with a woman of short stature with whom
he had sexual intercourse. Villas-Boas reported that the woman had high
cheekbones and a sharp chin. He was allowed to redress himself and spent
a short time subsequently with the other crew members. He reported they
wore tight-fitting, white uniforms with a light on the belt, heelless
white shoes, big gloves, and opaque helmets with a slit at the level of
the eyes. Their language was shrill, and he could establish no verbal
communication with them. (Sources: Flying Saucer Review, July-August
1966; Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings,
p. 260).

Antonio Villas-Boas Abduction - 1957

1959 - A worker was alone at a local water plant in
El Cobre, Algeciras province, Spain at three a.m. when
suddenly all electricity and lights at the plant were shut off. He went
outside to see what had caused the outage and felt a strange electrical
sensation in the air. He then saw a hovering luminous object about 200
meters away that was very close to the ground. It was shaped like a
half egg on top of a plate, and it emitted brilliant orange, green and
purple lights. Next to the object stood two tall human-like figures
wearing shiny silvery-orange outfits. One of the beings bent down under
the object and appeared to look inside. All the time the witness was
not able to move a muscle, holding a flashlight in his hand. Somehow
he was finally able to turn the flashlight on and when he did so both
beings re-entered the object, which then ascended slowly, emitting a
loud buzzing sound and increasing in luminosity. Ground traces were
found at the site. The witness nearly suffered a nervous breakdown afterwards.
(Source: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1971, case # 94,
citing Vicenter-Juan Ballester Olmos & Fernandez Peri, Enciclopedia
De Los Encuentros Cercanos con Ovnis).

1969 – On October 8, 1969, or eight days earlier,
ten-year-old Steven with another youngster had sighted a UFO at the
base of a cloud in Waterville, Iowa and took a snap
shot. The UFO apparently landed at the time, leaving traces. On the
16th at around 5 p.m., Steve watched a spherical UFO, ten feet wide
and 6-7 feet high, land not 60 feet away from him. His attention was
caught by the humming sound it emitted as a ramp came smoothly out of
the craft. A little man, 3 to 4 feet tall, with long arms and hands
with only two digits, emerged with a bow-legged gait. He wore a disproportionately
large yellow-brown helmet, which he took off to wipe his brow. The boy
could see that he was bald and had a pale green complexion. He had large
eyes set close together, a slit like mouth and a double slit where the
nose would be. He was dressed in a white spacesuit. The being looked
directly at Steven, then put his helmet back on and re-entered the UFO.
(Source: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of
Humanoid Reports, case 1969-53, citing Brad Steiger, Kevin Randle,
Ralph DeGraw, Ed Olsen and Bob Griffadel).

1971 - Six members of a rock band were returning from
a performance and were driving in a van near St. Catharines, Ontario
when they saw a large disc-shaped object with brightly lit portholes and
blue beams of light shining on the roadway. The group tried to turn back
but the van came under the control of the object and it drove directly
towards it. They got to within 20 feet of the craft and the van stopped.
They all felt heat at this point. They then saw a face with large black
eyes staring at them through the window. The back door of the van was
opened and four humanoids stood there. They had large hairless heads and
large black eyes. The beings communicated telepathically with the witnesses
telling them they would not be hurt. Three of the witnesses were taken
inside the object and tested with numerous instruments. At one point the
aliens told one of the witnesses that there was not a "correct religion
on earth." (Source: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1971,
case # 298, citing Lawrence J Fenwick, SBI Report # 40).

1973 – At 2:00 a.m. Gabriella Versacci was driving
on the motorway and had just passed the Langford Budville, England
exit. The highway seemed completely deserted, but she saw the glare
of a single headlight ahead of her that seemed to be stationary. As
she got closer she saw that it was too bright to be a headlight. Her
car suddenly began to lose power. The headlights flickered, dimmed,
and then cut out. Next the engine faltered, sputtered then fell silent.
Panic-stricken Mrs. Versacci pressed her face to the windscreen struggling
to steer the car to a halt in the almost complete darkness. Thinking
she could not stay there alone in the vehicle, she climbed out the car.
She fumbled with the car hood as she lifted it, and as she stood there
feeling helpless she noticed a humming sound, faint at first that seemed
to be growing stronger. She could not see the source of the hum. As
she stood facing the car a heavy hand came down on her shoulder and
pushed her to the ground. She struggled to face her assailant and saw
a tall, dark-colored metallic figure. Gabriella then saw flickering
multi-colored lights and blacked out. When she came to she was standing
in a field. The "robot" like figure was standing next to her, and before
them stood a strange bright object. It was half-moon shaped, rounded
on top and flat on the bottom. It was silver gray in color and rested
on thick legs, of which she saw two but there might have been more.
It was about 20 feet in height and forty feet across, and it had large,
oblong windows in the middle from which yellow lights issued.

Gabriella now realized that the humming sound came from this object.
She then blacked out for a second time. She awoke inside a strange room.It
was circular, and she was strapped to a table in the center. She was
naked but covered with a light blue blanket. Her wrists were bound to
the table by what she described as "large rubber bands." Her spread
eagle legs were restrained in the same manner, with the bands holding
her ankles to the cold surface of the table. The inside of the craft
was freezing. She glanced over to a far wall where the "robot" stood
inactive. To her right was a console covered in buttons and dials. The
floor was covered in what appeared to be black colored rubber matting.
A few moments later, three men that came into view proved her. Two stood
to the left of the table while the third went to the foot of the table
and picked up some boxes or cubes. He placed three of the objects on
a rail, which ran the length of the table, one by her head, one by her
feet and one in the middle. As soon as the cubes were placed on the
rail they began to glow.

The three men were all about the same height, five feet six inches
to five feet eight inches tall. Fair skinned and slim in build, they
wore the same garments. All wore a skullcap, tied at the back of the
head and ending just above the eyes. Facemasks covered the nose and
mouth, so only the eyes and upper face were visible. No hair was visible,
but she could make out the hair bumps under the caps. The eyes were
more rounded than normal human eyes, and seemed emotionless. All three
men wore a tunic with a gray colored edging, long gloves that went to
the elbows and very long aprons that fell as far as their ankles. Thick-soled
boots covered their feet. Every piece of clothing was light blue in
color. Throughout the episode none of the man spoke or made any other
noise. They looked at each other frequently, and nodded occasionally.
Furthermore they did not appear to breathe, making no respiratory noises.
During the examination none of the three beings touched Gabriella. The
man at the bottom of the bed took a number of gray colored instruments,
which he used one by one. A small knife like implement was used to take
a nail paring from her right hand index finger. A blood sample was taken
with a small plastic looking bottle with tubes and wires attached. Her
blanket was removed and a thin pencil-like device was used to prod and
probe her and a large black rubber suction device was used on the area
around the groin. Soon the examiner placed another blanket over her,
which provided badly needed warmth.

Noticing her frequent glances towards the now inactive "robot" the
examiner now spoke to her in perfect English. The robot was a trained
retriever device. It did all the manual work outside the ship. It brought
specimens for examination and study. It was merely a non-thinking intelligence
that was programmed to do certain tasks. The examiner spoke in a deep
male voice, although Gabriella could not see his mouth move beneath
the mask. His eyes never blinked, not even once. His movements appeared
practiced, deliberate and precise. When he completed his task, all three
men left the room together. After several minutes Gabriella caught sight
of the robot again. A flashing purple colored light was coming from
it. It did not move but remained by the wall.

Soon one of the men came into view from behind her and walked to the
far end of the table. He lifted the end of the blanket form the bottom
and stared at her body. At this point she felt something awful was going
to happen, and Gabriella struggled with her bonds but could not free
herself. The being took a small pin and placed it on her thigh. Gabriella
stopped struggling immediately. The device caused numbness in every
part of her body apart from her head. The being climbed slowly on the
bottom of the bed and slowly and without emotion raped her. She felt
discomfort but no pain. Soon the three men came into the room and released
her from the table. Gabriella looked down on the floor to see her clothes
before passing out one more time that night. When she next regained
consciousness Gabriella was standing, fully clothed, next to her car
in the deserted country road. Distraught, she drove home. (Source: Thomas
E. Bullard, UFO Abductions: The Measure of the Mystery).

1973 - Seventeen and one-half hours later, at 11:30
a.m. in Burbank, California another domed disc was seen
making a buzzing sound. Two children, ages 2 and 4, reported a UFO with
a pointed dome and rays emanating from the bottom. It made a buzzing sound.
As many as four occupants were mentioned. They invited the older boy to
look in the object. When the boy's father stepped into the backyard minutes
after the sighting, the family dog was barking furiously. No other information.
(Sources: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid
Reports, case 1973-35; David F. Webb, 1973: The Year of the Humanoids).

1973 - Upon arriving home in Albany, Ohio
in the evening a woman saw a "ghost like" figure floating about 50 feet
above the ground a 1000 feet away. It was about four feet tall and thin,
"like a person draped in a close fitting sheet." It was seen only briefly.
She then noticed a bright white object moving about, approaching to within
200 feet before going away. It was about 20 feet in diameter and 25-30
feet off the ground. Later, she saw a "little blue green thing" look in
an open door. It was about 2.5 feet tall and had stumpy arms, and a face
with "spiky things at the tops and side of the head." It quickly disappeared
from sight. UFO sightings occurred about the same time in nearby Athens
and elsewhere. (Sources: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT:
Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case 1973-36; David F. Webb, 1973:
The Year of the Humanoids).

1973 - Later this night a cab driver reported that he
was confronted by a blue, oblong UFO that landed in front of his cab on
Interstate 90 between Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi.
His car stalled and its lights and radio died. He heard a tapping on the
windshield and saw a crab-like thing with two shiny spots for eyes. The
driver reportedly later confessed to a hoax, but this has never been confirmed.
(Source: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid
Reports, case 1973-34; David F. Webb, 1973: The Year of the Humanoids).

1973 - A woman was abducted from her home in Lehi, Utah
as well as possibly three of her children and a neighbor boy, and given
a medical examination on board a craft. Carrying a "machine" of some sort,
three beings lifted the woman from a couch and carried her by the arms.
Her next memory was of a big, bright room with lots of "lights and buttons"
and glass tubes containing liquid. She observed four or five humanoids
on the craft and at least two human like beings. The humanoids did not
communicate with her, were coldly efficient, and made her feel like a
guinea pig. They were 40-5 feet tall, with head coverings, no noses, long
fish like mouths, orange hands (gloves?) with two or three big claws or
fingers that opened "like a clasp." They had large oval eyes that wrapped
around the side of the head. The pupils were big, black, and round and
move a lot. Their suits were a fluorescent 'silvery and blue," in contrast
to the three beings that took her from her home who wore shiny, bright
white uniforms. During the exam she was hooked up to a machine, probed
with needles, given a blood pressure test and a gynecological exam. The
beings were able to read her mind. One of the humans was bald, about 55,
and talked with her and helped during the exam. They gave her a shot to
make her forget, and then carried her out a door to be reunited with her
children. The incident took between 45 minutes to an hour. (Source: David
F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports,
case 1973-37; David F. Webb, 1973: The Year of the Humanoids).

1975 - In Davis, California at 8:20 p.m. seven witnesses
including the main witness named Landeros sighted two UFOs maneuvering
in the sky. The first object was triangular in shape with white and yellow
lights. It went down and up rapidly, then back-and-forth. The second UFO
was a domed disc; it came from same direction as the first and had red,
green, and blue lights spinning on its rim. It hovered, tilted, and shot
off toward the west. (Source: CUFOS News Bulletin, February 1976,
p. 9).

1985 - A delta-shaped UFO flew over the beach at West Haven, Connecticut
at 11:30 p.m. The witness received burns on his body that resembled a
sunburn while standing under the object. (Source: George C. Andrews, Extra-Terrestrials
Among Us, p. 314).

1990 - At 8:30 p.m. a woman in Dallas, Oregon heard dogs
barking, then saw a domed disc-shaped object approach, making a whirring
sound. She and her father watched it pass low over their house, move off
into the distance and out of sight. Their houselights dimmed when it passed
overhead. (Source: Skip Schultz, MUFON field investigations case file,
case # 901207; MUFON UFO Journal, February 1991).

1997 - In Dir Al Awsan, Israel a
young girl, Miss Suha A'anam, was standing on her second floor balcony
at night when an unknown alien looking figure suddenly began pulling
on her left arm. She screamed hysterically alerting her neighbors to
the scene. She was taken to the nearby Tulkarem hospital with scratches
on her arm. A neighbor told police that she heard a noise like a helicopter,
looked out her window and saw "a whirlpool in the air, spreading ash
everywhere" opposite the witness's balcony. (Source: Albert S. Rosales,
Humanoid Contact Database 1997, case # 3773, citing Israeli UFO Research).

1999 - A white light paced a truck in Burnaby, British Columbia
at 4:25 a.m., then ejected other satellite objects. There was a power
failure simultaneously in the area. The event lasted 15 minutes. (Source:
Geoff Dittman, Canadian UFO Survey 1999, citing UFOBC).